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Silicon · 17th Mar 2019, 10:31 pm

When I picked up a valve radio, the previous owner said that they used to tap the bakelite case to get it to work when they used it many years ago.

A gentle squeeze with a radio pliers on one of the contacts of the rectifier valve holder solved that problem.

17th Mar 2019, 10:31 pm	#16
Silicon Nonode Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Coulsdon, London, UK. Posts: 2,171	Re: U12 Rectifier - purple flash When I picked up a valve radio, the previous owner said that they used to tap the bakelite case to get it to work when they used it many years ago. A gentle squeeze with a radio pliers on one of the contacts of the rectifier valve holder solved that problem.